Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have forsaken all my entanglements.
I serve the True Lord of the Universe.
I have firmly attached the Name — the Home of the Nine Treasures — to my robe.
This verse says: I let go of all the tangles in my life, and now I carry one treasure with me everywhere.
Mai chhadi-aa sabho DhanDh-rhaa — I have let go of all my DhanDhaa, my tangles. This is not about ordinary jobs and chores. It means the whole knot of worries, pressures and busy wanting that builds up in a life. The one who bowed at the Lord's feet earlier in this song has stepped out of that knot.
Gosaa-ee sayvee sachrhaa — I serve the True Lord of the world. Instead of a hundred pulls in a hundred directions, there is one clear service.
Na-o niDh naam niDhaan har mai palai baDhaa chhik — I have tied the Name, the home of the nine treasures, tightly into my palaa, the corner of my robe. The "nine treasures" is an old Indian way of saying every kind of wealth there is. In Punjab, people used to tie money or precious things into a knot in the corner of their scarf or shawl, to keep them safe and close.
Think of a key on a string around your neck. It is not locked away at home. It goes wherever you go, ready to use. The Name is like that. It is carried, worn, part of every step of the day.
What entanglements in your life most need to be let go of — not the healthy obligations, but the web that tangles rather than connects? What holds you back from releasing them?
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